{"id":875,"date":"2013-02-01T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2013-02-01T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T17:04:02","slug":"hp-will-jump-on-the-chromebook-bandwagon-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/02\/01\/hp-will-jump-on-the-chromebook-bandwagon-report\/","title":{"rendered":"HP will jump on the Chromebook bandwagon: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Another week, another major PC vendor announcing that it’s planning a Chromebook offering of its own. Last week, it was Lenovo; this week, according to reports, it’s none other than HP.
\nAcer, meanwhile, is riding high on its own Chromebook sales, and Samsung’s offering is currently the No. 1 top-selling laptop on Amazon.
\nAs Windows 8 continues to lag, it’s difficult not to envision rising anxiety levels at Microsoft in Redmond.
\nA 14-inch display
\nAccording to a PDFthat the Verge found earlier today on HP’s site (since apparently taken down), the company is planning what’s referred to as a Pavilion Chromebook.
\nGoogle’s own Chromebook
\nFeaturing a 1.1GHz Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 16GB solid-state drive, the device will also sport a 14-inch, 1366-by-768 display, the publication reports\u2014considerably bigger than the 11.6-inch screens offered by most of its competitors, though apparently on par in terms of resolution.
\nBattery life is apparently another key differentiator, however, with the spec sheet listing just 4 hours and 15 minutes. Samsung’s Chromebook, by contrast, offers closer to seven hours.
\n‘Another nail in Microsoft’s coffin’
\nStill, it’s difficult not to marvel over the growing Chromebook phenomenon, particularly now that such major vendors tre getting involved.
\nAcer President Jim Wong told Bloomberg that Chromebooks have accounted for 5 percent to 10 percent of Acer’s U.S. shipments since November.
\nThe Street, meanwhile, recently referred to Lenovo’s Chromebook as \u201canother nail in Microsoft’s coffin.\u201d The success of Samsung’s entry, of course, speaks for itself.
\nNo love lost
\nMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer will always be famous for calling Linux a \u201ccancer.\u201d
\nAnd it wasn’t all that long ago that he expressed more concern over competition from Linux than from Apple. Soon afterwards, he also didn’t hold back in expressing his views of Google’s Linux-based Chrome OS.
\nWith four key PC makers now jumping on the Chromebook bandwagon, is Microsoft in a fresh batch of trouble? Sound off with your views in the comments.
\nvia HP will jump on the Chromebook bandwagon: Report | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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